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20. 1 " 'Abd el Rahman ibn Hammad el Aghbash^," He was taught by his father and 'fsa walad Kanu^.

21. ^'"Abd el Rahman ibn Hammadtu el KHAjiB." He was taught by Sheikh Isma'i'l ibn Gabir and visited Sheikh el Banufari. . . . His sons by one wife were Medani el Natik^ and the feki Sheikh

el A'sir^; and, secondly, by Um Gadayn, Muhammad and Medani; and, thirdly, Malik' and Abu Dukn.

22. ®" 'Abd el Rahman ibn Ibrahim walad Abu Malah." He was born at Debbat 'Antar, and was named by his mother after her maternal uncle 'Abd el Rahman^ ibn Masikh el Nuwayri.. . .As a boy he was taught by Muhammad ^^ ibn 'Isa Sowar el Dhahab. Subsequently he visited Egypt and took lessons from Sheikh el Islam Ali el Ag-huri.. . .He was the fatlier of Sheikh Khogali ^^.

23. ^2" 'Abd el Rahman ibn Masikh, el Nuwayri." He was a close companion of Sheikh Abdulla el 'Araki^^, and "one of the forty disciples of Walad Gabir." ..." He was, too, one of the four whom Sheikh 'Agib appointed [wald] by order of King Dekin ' Sid el 'Ada,' "... He was buried at el Fukara behind Arbagi.

24. 1^" 'Abd el Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Medani." He was known as"Anuniran." . . .He was taught by the/(?Az Muhammad^ ^ ibn Ibrahim, and held in great respect by the Danakla and Shaikia.. . . He was murdered by his cousins out of envy.

25. ^^"'Abd el Rahman ibn el Sheikh Salih^' Ban el Nuka" (b. 1 121 or 1122^^).

He was taught by the fekis Dayfulla^^, and 'Abd el Hadi (a disciple of Muhammad ibn Medani), and 'Abd el Baki ibn Faka, the disciple of el Khatib'Abd el Latif ^o of el 'Egayga, and Isma'il ibn el feki el Zayn, and others.

. . .Among his pupils were 'Abdulla ^^ ibn Sabun and 'Ali el Shafa'i^^ and Ferah ibn Taktuk^^.. . .

He used to have visions.

26. " 'Abd el Rahman ibn Teraf." A Mesallami by origin, born at el Hukna on the Atbara. ... He and his family migrated thence to Soba on the Blue Nile He was a friend and

follower of Sheikh Idris^^ wad el Arbab, who " taught him medicine ; and he instructed the people accordingly. And he used to cure devils by

A. B. T. Th. G. H. Kh. etc."

He was buried close to Soba, in the desert.

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